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Tax Revolt: The Man Who Started the War on Taxes

Tax Revolt: The Man Who Started the War on Taxes

Lever Time · Ariella Markowitz

April 18, 202546m 2s

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Show Notes

In the 1970s, an eccentric anti-tax crusader launched a radical campaign to dismantle California’s tax system — a movement that still defines American politics today.

This is Part 1 of Tax Revolt, a new mini-series from Lever Time revealing how free-market radicals hijacked American politics and set the stage for Elon Musk, DOGE and Donald Trump’s presidency.

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Plus, read a bonus companion article about the anti-tax zealot behind Proposition 13, written by producer Ariella Markowitz.